Happy Valentine’s Day!
Regular contributor Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo, which he took earlier this month in Townsite as snowdrops were blooming. He says this means spring is only a few weeks away.
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On this day:
In 1663, under King Louis XIV, New France, later known as Canada, became a royal province.
In 1876, two inventors separately applied for patents related to the telephone. The United States Supreme Court later ruled Alexander Graham Bell was the rightful inventor, not Elisha Gray.
In 1929, seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down in a Chicago garage; the incident was later referred to as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
Today’s weather:
Wednesday, February 14, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of four degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to zero degrees in the evening when clouds are expected to roll in. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
The movie Exile, which was filmed in the qathet region three years ago, will finally have its Canadian digital platform release in early 2024, with some limited theatrical releases, including at the Patricia Theatre tomorrow night.
Meanwhile…
Powell River U18 Kings have advanced to the second round of Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association playoffs, by the slimmest of margins.
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